If you’re one that pays attention to the little bar up top, you may have noticed that this review was not posted by usual ASM reviewer Michael Bailey, but by me, Kevin Cushing.
If you don’t know me, I’m a co-host of the Spider-Man Crawl Space Podcast, an administrator on the message board, the writer of Spider-Man: Crawl Space, and former reviewer of Amazing Spider-Man (among many other titles, back around pre-Civil War era). But none of these things is the reason I’m filling in for Mr. Bailey on this review. No, the reason you’re hearing from me is that I am a fan of Morbius. One of the biggest, some might say. My original username on this very board (and many others) was, in fact, Morbius. As such, I was extremely excited to see ol’ disco shirt returning to the pages of ASM, and begged Brad and Michael shamelessly to let me step in here for one issue and give my two cents. After certain photographs were brought up, the two graciously acquiesced. So you’re stuck with me for one issue. But fear not! Michael Bailey shall return for ASM #623!
MORBIUS FACT: Morbius has not appeared in a Spider-Man comic since 2004′s Spectacular Spider-Man #14. Since then, he has appeared in a Legion of Monsters: Morbius one shot, Marvel Zombies 3 and 4 (both written by this issue’s writer, Fred Van Lente), and is currently appearing in Punisher. Van Lente will reportedly carry Morbius’ story from here into Marvel Zombies 5.
